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ADVFN PLC

18 March 2020

News Release

March 18(th) , 2020

Winners of the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020 announced

- high level of investment trust constituents in most extensive awards to date -

ADVFN today announces the winners of the sixth annual ADVFN International Financial Awards.

The panel-judged awards, which recognise and celebrate the best of breed products and services from across the global financial industry, have honoured 81 companies and individuals - ADVFN's largest ever awards programme. Winners have been selected from across the spectrum and range from advisers, platform providers and trusts to exchanges, financial journalists and publications.

Many categories have remained consistent since the inception of the awards in 2015, including: Best Execution Only Broker, Self Select ISA Provider of the Year, Best Low Cost Stockbroker, Wealth Manager of the Year and Best CFD Provider with further categories added each year to reflect developments in the global markets and the changing appetites of investors and traders. Best Bullion Exchange, Best ESG Trust and Best Alternative Market are amongst the new additions for 2020. A large tranche of awards has been given to funds and trusts including BlackRock, J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Martin Currie.

Trusts and funds have been a big focus for ADVFN in the last year. Renewed investor enthusiasm in this market saw the 2019 launch of ADVFN's Funds Showcase .

Full information about all of the categories and winners can be found on the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020 website: http://uk.advfn.com/awards Follow @ADVFN on Twitter for all awards news and on Facebook (#ADVFNawards).

"This year's all-encompassing awards reflect the variety and diversity of the financial products, information and services currently available to retail investors and traders, and we are delighted to commend all those in the sector that have excelled," said Clem Chambers, CEO of ADVFN. "2020 has so far been a rollercoaster of a year with current global events impacting heavily on economies and markets. We would like to take this opportunity to wish all in the industry and beyond well in the coming months."

The winners of the ADVFN International Financial Awards 2020:

 
 
 Best Execution Only Broker                   AJ Bell Youinvest 
 Self Select ISA Provider of the Year         AJ Bell Youinvest 
 Best Technology Trust                        Allianz Technology Trust 
 Best Online Trading Services                 ATFX 
 Best Advisory CFD Services                   Atlantic Capital Markets 
 Best EMEA Region Broker                      AxiTrader 
 Best European Growth Trust                   Baillie Gifford 
 Best Junior ISA Provider                     Bestinvest 
 Best Crypto Exchange Global                  Bitpanda 
 Best Crypto Exchange Europe                  Bittrex Global 
 Asset Management Company of the Year         BlackRock 
 Best UK Smaller Companies Trust              BlackRock Throgmorton 
 Best Crypto Exchange Africa                  ChangeNOW 
 Best SIPP Provider                           Charles Stanley Direct 
 Best Platform for the Active Trader          City Index 
 Best CFD Provider                            City Index 
 Best Spread Betting and CFD Education 
  Tools                                       CMC Markets 
 Best Website for Cryptocurrency News         CoinDesk 
 Best Website for Cryptocurrency Data         CryptoCompare 
 Breakthrough in Cryptocurrency Trading       Currency.com 
 Best Personal Finance Journalist             Emma Agyemang 
 Best Customer Service                        ETFinance 
 Best Spread Betting Platform                 ETX Capital 
 Best Multi-Asset Brokerage Company           eToro 
 Best Robo Investing Product                  Evestor 
 Best Live Trading Events                     Fineco 
 Best Alternative Market                      Football Index 
 Best Mainstream Media Crypto Coverage        Forbes 
 Best Emerging Markets Trust                  Franklin Templeton 
 Best CFD Research Service                    Frederick & Oliver 
 Best Peer to Peer Provider                   Funding Circle 
 Most Innovative Product                      GraniteShares 
 Best Investment Platform                     Hargreaves Lansdown 
 Best Finance App                             IG 
 Best Multi Platform Provider                 IG 
 Best ESG Trust                               Impax Environmental Markets 
 Best ECN Broker                              InstaForex 
 Best Stockbroker for International Dealing   interactive investor 
 Best Low Cost Stockbroker                    interactive investor 
 Best Investment Magazine                     Investors Chronicle 
 Best Investor Access Platform                Investor Meet Company 
 Best North American Trust                    J.P Morgan Asset Management 
 Best Asia-Pacific Trust                      J.P Morgan Asset Management 
 Best Currency Exchange Service               Key Currency 
 Wealth Manager of the Year                   Killik and co 
 Best UK Property Investment Adviser          Knight Knox 
 Most Exciting Listed Blockchain Company      KR1 
 Best Crypto Exchange North America           Kraken 
 Best Cold Storage Wallet                     Ledger Nano S 
 Best Crypto Exchange Asia                    Liquid 
 Best ETF Provider                            Lyxor ETF 
 Best Sustainable Multi-Asset Performer       M&G 
 Best Tools and Analysis                      MarketsX 
                                              Martin Currie Global Portfolio 
 Best Global Capital Growth Trust              Trust 
 Best Personal Finance Broadcast Journalist   Martin Lewis 
 Best Private Investor Firm                   Mello Events 
 Best UK Equity Income Trust                  Merchants Trust 
 Best Crypto Exchange South America           Mercado Bitcoin 
 Best Financial Print journalist              Miles Costello 
 Best APAC region Broker                      MultiBank 
 Best Newcomer                                Nexo 
 Best Private Equity Trust                    Oakley Capital Investments 
 Best Performing Investment Company IPO       Octopus Renewables Infrastructure 
 Best Crypto Journalist                       Olga Kharif 
 Best Forex Platform                          Pepperstone 
 Best Investor Relations Firm                 Piworld 
 Best Platform for Trading Cryptocurrencies   Plus500 
 Best Mining Pool                             Poolin 
 Best Bitcoin Platform for Margin Trading     PrimeXBT 
 Best Investment Research                     QuotedData 
 Best Global Equity Income Trust              Securities Trust of Scotland 
 Best Trading Alert Service                   Spreadex 
 Best Mobile Trading Platform                 Spreadex 
 Best Online Stockbroker                      The Share Centre 
 Best Trading Education Provider              Trendsignal 
 Best Low Cost ISA Provider                   Vanguard 
 Financial Blogger of the Year                Vitaliy Katsenelson (ContrarianEdge) 
 Best Bullion Exchange                        World Markets 
 Best Social Trading Platform                 ZuluTrade 
 Best LATAM Region Broker                     2Invest 
 Most Innovative Crypto Product               21Shares 
 

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NOTES TO EDITORS

About ADVFN

ADVFN ( www.advfn.com ) is an award-winning global stocks , shares and crypto information website providing market-leading financial tools and data to private investors around the world.

Offering real-time share prices, news feeds, charting, portfolio management, monitor lists, financials, data from global stock exchanges, Level 2 and the most active financial bulletin board in the UK (along with many other features), the site is the destination of choice for day traders and retail investors.

Established in the last quarter of 1999, ADVFN ( LSE:AFN ) was floated on the London Stock Exchange's AIM market in March 2000. The site currently has approximately 36 million users worldwide and a billion page impressions a year.

Originally a UK-based site, the company currently operates in the US, UK, Brazil, Japan and Dubai.

ADVFN has a joint venture in Brazil, a country in which ADVFN has a geographic and language targeted website. This is in addition to its US, French, German, Italian, Canadian, Japanese, Indian, Mexican and Filipino ADVFN financial sites.

In September 2006 ADVFN acquired InvestorsHub.com , a leading online investment community website in the North American market.

ADVFN bought AllIPO, an online IPO trading platform, as well as stock brokerages TSCTrade and Throgmorton Street Capital in July 2009.

In 2013 ADVFN acquired Finance Manila, a key resource in a rapidly growing market economy.

For further press information, please contact: Francesca De Franco on: 0794 125 3135 or email francescad@advfnplc.com

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